Belt buckle



Sept. 6, 1932. LQ AMBER@ 1,876,196

BELT BUCKLE Filed sept. 5o, 195o k/ sa i w l 5' www@ E j i 5 ,Z L .p51 /c/ 5 gcmyo 0 'Anja/y IN VEN TOR.

ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 6, *A1932 i unire-o STATES PAT-ENT @met Jessie e arnese, 011i-, am @censurer meer Beeswax@ Application led September 30, 1930. Serial'vNo. 485,358.VK Y

appearance and: Shoulidfrcman so during the life of the belt.Y Belts of this type, as heretofore generally constructed, become; unattractive; in appearance after slight use, not only because of they tendency .of the portion of the belt lying within the confines ofthe belt: buckle to-becoine `distorted and to move or work` rearwardly away. from lthe face of tllc. belt buckle and from the hook lof the buckle, thereby causing' the frame of the buckle to. stand out prominently in advance of the belt which is undesirable., but alsov because the repeated fastening and unfastening of' the; belt at the buckle abrades the nished forward surface ofthe belt. The, principal ob'eot ofthe present invention sto provide a novel b elt buckle structure which is especiallyadapted for, use on belts of the Sam Browne type,` which buckle structure is so constructed and arranged as to. 4cause the belt and buckle to .havel a neat and attractiveappearance over a long period ofuse, the said belt buckle structure having means for positively positioning that portion of thel belt ccnfinedby'the Voutlines ofthe buckle forwardly so that the'front surface thereof lies substantially Hush with the buckle face.

' Another object of the present invention lies in the provision of a novel belt buckle structure so constructed and arranged as to enable the easy and quick separation or parting of the belt associated therewith, without actually unfastenng the belt from the prongs of the buckle, whereby that portion of the belt passing through the buckle always remains in fixed position with respect to the buckle frame and consequently does not 1 have its finsbcclzsurface marred by the repeated fastening and unfastening ofthe belt.

Still motherA object of. the present invention lies inthe provision of a belt buckle structure which is of simple, sturdy, construction and which is easily applied to a belt. l

Other objects of this invention, not at this time more particularly enumerated, will be clearly 'understood from the following de-y tailed" description of the same.

The invention is 'clearly illustrated inthe accompanying drawing, in whichz Fig. l is a fragmentary view in front elevation showing a belt'equipped wththe novel buckle structure of this invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan View of a portion of l ythe structureshown in Fig. l.

" F ig. Sis a view similar to Fig; l but with partsl broken away to better illustrate the invention. i V

F ig. 4 is a sectional view taken along lines if-e4 of'Fig. l'. Fig. 5 .isy a viewV similar to Fig. 3 but showlng a slightlyv modified form of construction.

Fig. 6 is a viewsimilar to Fig. 5 but showinof another slightly modified forni of construction; and 'j 'Fi'g.. V7 is a view n ing aj third modiiied fprin.v

Similar characters of reference are employed in all ofthefabove described views, to indicate corresponding partsf Referring now to saiddrawing, the reference numeral l designates a belt' which may be of the .SamBrowne?v type, and which has a double row of eyelets2` provided in the free end portion 3 thereof. Portion 3 of belt l is adapted to be passed through a buckle l and the eyelets 2 are adaptedv to engage the two vvertically--spaced `prongs 5 of' this buckle in the usual 'manner'. The prongsd are of angular sha-pe, the samev having eX- posed portions which extend substaii'tially parallel to the front face of the bucklefrarne c and' arianna @sie cataratas@ portions? (@Se Fis# l). Whcliifertefnd through the eyelcts'2 and have their rear ends i11- tesfnllv or otherwise'. .Secured to. ,the tcrtical buckle stem Si BUCLQSGID 811s. lielflviildlfl iset slightly fior-fi the? 'pllei .056 blldle fram@ 6 and' has 'its ends nretilly mounted," in bearing' apertures. provided in lugs 9 imilar to Fig. ,6v but `showformed at the rear of the upper and lower transverse portions of the buckle frame G.

When the belt 1, having the buckle 4i, is first worn by the wearer, thc belt end por-4 tion 3 is initially threaded through the buckle and the pair of eyelets 2 which best suit the wearers girth dimension are engaged overtheprongs 5. The buckle structure is so designed that thereafter, the re-v leasing or parting of the belt is accomplished by other means than by unfastening the belt end portion 3. Also, the novel buckle structure provides for the fastening ofthe belt without the necessity of manipulating the end portion 3.

To provide for .the normal fastening and unfastening of the belt, a hook member is employed which has an apertured vertically disposed shank 11 connected to the other end of belt 1. The end portion of the belt extends through the apertured shank 11 and is doubled backupon the belt and sewn thereon as by stitches 12, thereby forming a bight 10. Spaced licl-shaped hooks 13 have their rear portions or legs formed integral with the shank 11 and their front portions or legs extending substantially parallel and in forwardly spaced relation to their rear legs. The hooks 13 are adapted to rcleasably enthe buckle stem 8 intermediate the prongs 5 for the purpose of fastening the belt. With the belt end portion 3 threaded into desired position through the buckle 4 to fasten the belt, it is merely necessary to cause hooks 13 to engage the buckle stem 8. Similarly, to unfasten the belt it is merely necessary to push shank 11 of the hook member toward the buckle stem 8 so that hooks 13 will disengage this buckle stem.

With the hooks 13 engaged over buckle stem 8, as shown in Fig. l, the front legs of these hooks extend substantially parallel to the main run of the belt 1 and the forward surface of these legs press against the rear surface of that portion of the belt which is contained within the confines of the buckle frame 6 and serves toposition the forward surface of this portion of the belt substantially flush with or slightly forwardly of the front face of the buckle frame 6, thereby causing the belt and buckle to have a neat and attractive appearance. Were the hooks 13 not presentor otherwise disposed, the run ofthe belt passing through the buckle would tend to straighten out so that the portion lying within the confines of the buckle frame would move rearwardly, thereby allowing the belt buckle to project forwardly of the belt, creating an unattractive appearance.

In use, the belt is first applied to the wearer and the free end portion 3 thereof is adjusted through the buckle so that the proper eyelets 2 are engaged by the prongs 5. In passing the portion 3 through the belt buckle, the front legs Of the hooks 13 serve to guide faciales the end portion 3 so that it will take up the position shown in the figures with that part of the belt within the confines of the belt buckle extended forwardly and substantially flush with the front face of the belt buckle the hooks 13 serve toretain that portion of the belt lying within the conlines of the buckle frame substantially ilush with the outer face of the buckle, the belt and buckle always present an attractive appearance.

It will be apparent that the hook member f`f may be formed in various ways. For example, in Fig. 5 this hook member is formed with a solid vertically extending shank 14 that is positioned within the bight 1() of belt l and has its prongs 13 projecting through apertures provided in the end wall of this bight. In Fig. 6 the hook member 15 is made by deforming a single wire or bar into a shape substantially similar to that of the hook member of Figs. 1 to 4, thereby providing the hooks 18 for engaging the stem 8 intermediate prongs 5. ln Fig. 7, the hook member 16 is also made by deforming a single wire or bar into the shape shown in this figure. The hooks 19 of hook member 16 are i* arranged to engage stem 8 adjacent the pivotal connections of this stem with the frame 6. Hooks 19 have angular oflset portions 17 for engaging the rear surface of that portion of the belt lying within the connes of the frame 6 to thereby hold such portion forwardly of the buckle stem.

lt will be noted that the novel buckle structure of the present invention not only serves to position the belt forwardly within the buckle so that the same presents an attractive appearance, but also serves to provide additional fastening means other than prongs 5 for use in the normal fastening and unfastening of the belt.V

As many changes could be made in the above construction and many apparently widely different embodiments of this invention could be made without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawing shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

l/Vhat is claimed is 1. A belt buckle structure comprising, a buckle frame, a buckle stem pivotally connected to said buckle frame, a buckle prong, said buckle prong portion extending substantially parallel with having a forward exposed M the front face of the buckle frame and a rearwardly directed portion, said rearwardly directed portion being secured to said buckle st-em intermediate the ends of the latter, said buckle prong cooperating with said buckle frame in holding a belt end portion threaded 4hrough said buckle, and a hook member adapted to be secured to the other belt end portion andhaving a hook for engaging said buckle stem to thereby provide an additional lmeans for fastening and unfastening the belt, said hook having the forwardleg portion thereof extending K substantially parallel to the front face of said buckle frame and being pressed against the rear surface of that portion of the belt lying within the confines of said buckle frame, the forward exposed portion of saidbuckle prong cooperating with the' forward leg portion of said hook whereby such beltgportion is held forwardly so that its front surface is substantially flush with the front face of said buckle frame.

2. A belt buckle structure comprising, a buckle frame, a buckle stem pivotally connected to said buckle frame and rearwardly odset therefrom, a pair of spaced buckle prongs having forward exposed portions extending substantially flush with the front face of the buckle frame and rearwardly direc-ted portions, said rearwardly directed portions being secured tosaid buckle stem intermediate the ends of the latter, said buckle prongs cooperating with said buckle frame in holding a belt end portion threaded through the buckle, a hook member having the shank thereof retained in a bight formed on the other beltl end portion, a pair of spaced hooks formed on said hook member for -engaging said buckle stem intermediate the prongs thereof to therebyv provide an additional means for fastening and unfastening the belt, the said hooks having their forward leg portions extending substantially parallel to the front face of said buckle frame and Adisposed to press against the rear surface of that portion of the belt lying within the confines of said buckle frame, the forward exposed portions of said buckle prongs cooperating with the forward leg portionsof said hooks whereby such belt portion is held forwardly so that its front surface is maintained subtantially flush with the front face of said buckle frame.

3. A belt buckle structure comprising, a`

buckle frame having pivotal bearing lugs formed at the rear thereof, a buckle stem having its ends journaledin said bearing lugs, a pair of buckle prongs having forward portions for engaging said buckle frame and angularly offset rearwardly directed portions secured to said buckle stem, said buckle prongs being arranged to cooperate with a belt end portion threaded through said buckle frame, a hook member having a shank secured in a bight formed on the other belt end portion and a pair of hooks' formed on said shank for engaging said buckle stem to provide an additional means forfastening and unfastening the belt; the said hooks having their forward legportions extending substantially parallel to the front face of said buckle frame and disposed to press against the rear surface of that portion'of the belt lying within the confines of said buckle frame, said forward portions of said buckle lsrongsbeing formed for cooperating with the forward a manner whereby such belt portion is held forwardly so that its front surface is substantially `flat and positioned Hush with the front face of said buckle frame.

In testimony, that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereunto set my hand this 23rd day of September, 1930.

JGSEPH O. AMBERG.

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